Dear Michael, My boyfriend of five years has been steadily putting on weight and now I would say he is about 50 pounds heavier than when we met, which was the summer of 2019.
First he blamed the weight gain on COVID. Like most people we were stuck at home, anxious, and overindulging in comfort food; and the gym wasn’t an option.
So I didn’t say anything and figured things would return to “normal” once we got through the pandemic. I will say, though, that I managed to not gain much weight during that time because I found ways to exercise.
He didn’t want to join me and I didn’t push. Although we’re long past COVID, Tim hasn’t changed his ways. He never went back to the gym and continues to eat whatever he wants.